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Rachel Williams

Supermarkets are changing milk caps as people are baffled by new colour

Shoppers have been flocking to social media after being left confused by a major change to milk bottles that has "messed with their heads".

Over the past few months, the colour-coded green, blue and red milk bottle lids have been steadily replaced with clear lids - and it has left many people feeling taken aback.

Major supermarket chains, such as Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, Sainsbury's and The Co-op, initially began trialling the colourless lids last year as they are more environmentally friendly. Colour coded lids cannot be recycled as easily, whereas the colourless caps can.

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